The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-10-26
ATLANHA'S GREAT TRIUMPH.
THE WONDERFUL SUCCESS OF THE Elk.
POSITION.

Growers Bald IIend---Frankie's Pret.
ty Face...The President .and His
Wife Rode on FIOwery Wheels,
While the RabbIe Waded in Mud
to the Knees.-.GOOd Exhibits -'-
Good PrcachinS.--Dr. Hawthorne
-..FamiIy Re.uniOn.--Pick Pockets
...HOme Again.-.Here We Rest.
DUE WEST, s. c., Oct 22nd. 1857.
IN company with Mrs. Galloway, the Misses
Devlin, Pearson and Calhoun we visited the
Piedmont Ex position at Atlanta. In the out
set we would say we had royal time. Sever
al pressing invitations from kind friends there
assured us of pleasant trip. We LETT Donaids
and landed in Atlanta that night al ~
o'clock Nal. D. n. Speer met us at the Depot
and after seeing Misses Pearson and Calhoun
to their boarding house he carried us ont to
his elegant residence on Peach Tree street.
The crowd on the Railway up TO this time
was not uncomfortabiy large Saturday our
party decided 1t would be the best day TO
Oft we hied to the Exposition grounds, one
mile from our stopping place. We found the
whole city covered with bunting and SO was
from the tops of all the buildings and every
thing had quite patriotic air. AS We entered
the grounds the grand stand stood ON your
left. 1t was mammoth concern capable OF
seating some ten thousand persons and was
most securely built. On the right was the
cattle house, brim full Of fine stock. AS we
went down the Judges were putting the 6lne
and red ribbons on the Jersey stock. Then
bags and riders hung down like crocas sacks
and evidently impeded their locomotion.
There was every sort Of animal from the little
Richmond, Va, had fine heard of Jerseys
and Holsteins on exhibition which attracted
universal admiration. They ranged In price
from one to three thousand dollars. Two oi
his fine cows were registered and guaranteed
10 give ten gallons OF milk per, day. They
were sight to see. Mr.. Grant asked us 10 feel
their milk vein. 1t felt nearly as large as
your wrist. He said that the Holstein was
better combination COW than the Jersey.
Being large was good beef animal. The but
ter quality however of the two he said was in
OF h Jersey no IT, an s
gallon Jersey. There were many beautiful
horses also in these stables but most Of them
were blanketed and you could not see them
so well.
The next structure was the Poultry house.
lit was crammed full OF fine chickens, ducks,
pigeons, doves, white rabbits, etc, Of every
variety and color very curious indeed. An
lndanna firm had an Incubator at work
Matching out young chickens and they were
running about In the little enclosed yard,
chirping for O mother.
Machiney Hall was II led with many Won
derfu inventions. Just as you entered was
machine making. paper bags. You saw the
paper enter and 1t came out bag: The
machine cut 1t, folded it. glued it and num-
one person could pick them up. All the
machinery in this building was run by one
engine. Some were cutting, fitting, and max
ing garments, some ginning cotton, etc, all the
machinery ruin by steam. One OF the won,
derful sights in this building was the mineral
exhibits. The Piedmont belt was in her
glory In this thing. We expect she is almost
without rival In this product 1t Is hard to
forecast just what the future development OF
this country is TO be. From all indications
her day or glory seems at the down. Her sun Is
now rising In splendor. Sedebit in gloria. Its
North and they "are unloading In this south.
land. Another striking feature was the vast
quantity Of fine timber on exhibitlon-some
Of 1t OF enormous size and great variety: Ine
agricultural display-corn, cotton, oats, wheat
grasses and cane.Qorage)-was especially fine
Floridas department excited general interest
md the visitor always fingered there The
with great interest. The manager presented
the President with fine case Of Florida
fruits on his leaving Atlanta.
in the maze OF exhibits. You felt rather be-
wildered and followed In what direction your
The exhibits Of Art more than met public
expectation. Mr.. George /. Seney's oolec.
tion of paintings attracted universal atten-
tion. They numbered about forty-fve. Ev-
| cry one. was getn In itself, clear and dis
ing being that was before you. Each artist
had impaired life TO the canvass. We noted
| with especial interest "Village Gossip" Also
mt Hood. The scram Bile After the Wed
tion, costing sac, 900, and was perhaps the uni
versal favorite with visitors.
There were some fne collections OF por-
VIZ: by Mrs. Gregory, Mrs, Steel, and Mr.:
b. n. Speer's oil portrait, BY Nj. Gregory, re-
reived the Prize: ana that Ghas: .,od God'ehs hs
award In that department. One Of these was
the President OF the Exposition, and the
other Director.
Motto, tho fine Atlanta artist, had an excel
lent display of photos.
The Exposition Cotton Mills of Atlanta had
| neat, snowy display Of their goods on exhi-
bition. Their cloth Is In great demand.
There were two or three places in the Expo
sition where batter cakes, buckwheat cakes,
and coffee were given free to those who wish
| ed to sample. These were favorite resorts,
especially with the small boy.
/ We saw houses made Of candy. Houses
made OF Coats spool cotton, and many inge-
MUS devlses.
We took Saturday, before the crowd got too
large, and made quiet study of the Expost-
tioH. We saw "The House that Jack Built"
made of bread about fifteen feet high. Per
haps as interesting a sight as any was the
fine display the merchants OF Atlanta nn maze ne
them had on display, a complete stock, OF
goods in mineature. We may also mention
| one OF the COrlOSltlcS OF Ine fLpOSlLlOn
Alexander stevenss picture, Georglla's Great
Commoner, with his penetrating black eye
peerng down on the scene.
| We considered the Exposition q great tri.
| nmph for Atlanta. 1t was only sevenly-four
days since the green cotton stood growing on
| the ground where we then stood and beheld
| these scenes.
The Atlanta Exposition was organised by
one hundred gentlemen buying seventy-fve
acres of ground. They let the Directors have
the use Of 1t for five years, and the Piedmont
! Exposition will run during this time In Octo-
ber each year. At the expiration OF this time
the grounds and buildings will be turned over
| to this company. Hence you see there will
be an Interesting occasion every year in At
lanta for a number OF years to come. We
doubt II there Is another city of Its size In the
South that has the pluck ana energy OF Al
| lanta. go
now speak OF the Presidential Reception;
This occurred Tuesday, The crowd by tins ns
stand around the speakers stand was great.
\ fine military escort preceded the Presi-
dent and his wife. Six handsome white
horses decked In flowers and rich parapher-
spokes Of which were solid mass of flowers.
a large bed Of flowers lay on top Of the car
rlage just behind the Sents Of the President
carriage. AS they approached cannon boom
| ed, and one mighty cheer went up until they
| were seated on the platform. They bowed
and smiled to every one greeting them, Mrs.
Cleveland is sweet, beautiful, sensible. art
less woman. A fortune to any man, and es-
pecially so to Cleveland. Indeed she is a
greater favorite than her distinguished hus'
band. He is large, fleshy, rugged man. AL,
hair hair Just W in front; the balance Of the crown
OF his head is entirely bare. This does not
appear In his pictures at all, and we were sur
prised to see It.
| ria church. made the opening PRAYER, and q